Baker Botts L.L.P.

Baker Botts L.L.P. maintains a robust presence in complex antitrust litigation, frequently leading critical defenses for clients involved in cartel, class action, and collusion cases. Paul Cuomo’s practice emphasizes U.S. and multijurisdictional antitrust litigation and investigations, with appearances before numerous international competition enforcement agencies. Erik Koons brings deep experience handling cases involving price-fixing, market allocation, monopolization, and sham patent litigation. James Kress has extensive experience managing competitor and class actions across diverse industries, alongside an active counseling and compliance practice. John Taladay leads the practice, offering specialized expertise in merger clearances and regularly appearing before the FTC, DOJ, and European Commission to facilitate high-profile M&A transactions. Thomas Carter applies his strong understanding of DOJ and FTC regulatory processes to assist with merger clearance matters. All mentioned lawyers are based in Washington DC.